# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aave-earn.layeroffer.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 07:20:03 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aave-earn.layeroffer.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 99/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.65 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: ["garret.ns.cloudflare.com", "sky.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-03-12 Page title: Aave - DeFi Lending Protocol ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-05-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 597d86bc8cd60c1c626c49bf0e8b248fb72aa76de2ad78e76febb2faf2749c61 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-03-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-03-12 22:12:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-03-12 19:14:04 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-21 07:21:45 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 06:15:11 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ce376-377e-73de-8395-b16b742b76af/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/6a21baed-0ef7-4fa0-95cf-2bc2fedc692a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aave-earn.layeroffer.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aave-earn.layeroffer.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aave-earn.layeroffer.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aave-earn.layeroffer.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aave-earn.layeroffer.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-18 17:41:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified the domain aave-earn.layeroffer.online as an instance of brand impersonation targeting the DeFi lending platform Aave. The threat level is assessed as low due to limited evidence of active malicious use and the domain currently being offline. This classification stems from the domain’s intent to mimic Aave, evidenced by the page title "Aave - DeFi Lending Protocol" to deceive users. The domain was registered recently on March 12, 2026, via Spaceship, Inc., a registrar occasionally linked to suspicious activity. It resolved to IP address 216.198.79.65 and appeared on one security blocklist. VirusTotal analysis flagged it by only one out of 95 security vendors, indicating minimal detection but not ruling out potential risk. The domain’s short lifespan and swift takedown suggest limited operational success by threat actors. Given its current offline status, immediate risk is mitigated; however, users should remain cautious of similar future attempts impersonating Aave or other DeFi platforms. Security teams are encouraged to monitor for any domain variants or resurgence. Blocking and blacklisting known phishing domains like this one remains a prudent defensive step to protect users from credential theft and fraud. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260312-A6E29B Favicon MD5: 9871e69b95beccfff5b48e42b0622f6a TLS cert SHA-256: 597d86bc8cd60c1c626c49bf0e8b248fb72aa76de2ad78e76febb2faf2749c61 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aave-earn.layeroffer.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aave-earn.layeroffer.online Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,053 domains (33,403 alive under monitoring, 116,361 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io